02.12.26: The Love Issue
We Should Love, Even When the World is Decaying.
“We accept the love we think we deserve.” I vividly remember the moment I heard those words while watching the television screen. I hated Stephen Chbosky’s “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” but that sentence stuck, even more than a big spoonful of honey when sick: slow, heavy, impossible to swallow. Those words dwelled because, […]
10 Things I “Love” About Harvard
Dear Harvard, Given that it’s Valentine’s Day and all, and we have this entire season devoted to love, I figured it was an appropriate time to write this letter to you. Others are writing love letters to crushes and situationships, but you—arguably my most intense relationship—deserve one too. After all, I’ve given you more time, […]
The 2026 Super Bowl Recap
After a two-week break, National Football League fans and players gathered for the final game of the season: the Super Bowl. More than a decade after their last match-up, the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks competed again for a chance to earn another Super Bowl ring. Both teams have definitely changed from that […]
Boyfriend or Foe?
Some love it; some hate it. Either way, this time of year is unavoidable: shop windows become crowded with roses and chocolates, reservations are made in the blink of an eye, and couples and singles alike begin to prepare for the fated holiday of Valentine’s Day. As Feb. 14 creeps closer, the question on my […]
The Perfect Match
Our favorite athletes, champions of clubs and nations, sometimes meet their lifetime partners through the sporting community. Whilst this may seem coincidental or convenient, it reflects the importance of finding and leaning on people who deeply understand and support your life ambitions, daily habits, and energy. Sports are not typically associated with romance, but rather […]
Point/Counterpoint: Club-cest
*Both of the long-term club-cest relationships referred to throughout the piece have (sort of) ended at the time of this publication. Homie Hopper: I’m a firm believer in club-cest. I’ve dabbled across most of my clubs, but one of the most egregious of my club-cest violations occurred within this very organization. Retired Rizzler: Unfortunately, Homie […]
The “Chase” for Love
As our generation gradually realizes that love cannot be determined by dating-app algorithms, and that potential lovers are more than just profiles in an endless stream of matches, hopeful romantics have turned to new ways of finding “the one.” Enter: run clubs. As a weekly ritual where dozens of young, sporty, and often single people […]
“What Punishments of God Are Not Gifts?”
In a 2019 interview, Anderson Cooper asked Stephen Colbert if he really believed a statement he had previously quoted from a letter by J.R.R. Tolkien: “What punishments of God are not gifts?” Colbert, after a brief pause, replied “Yes” with a smile on his face. The interview between the two is heartbreaking, wholesome, and everything […]